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Southeast Perry County Communities Talk Gas Infrastructure

Rep. Vitali Slams Influence Of Marcellus Shale Lobbyists

Energy Job Opening Offer Hope For Western PA Employment

Some Pittsburgh Water Users Advised to Flush Water From Faucets

TNC Nature Works Everywhere School Grants: 4 In PA

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 10 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: Climate Change As A Political Hobgoblin

Toshiba’s Plans To Narrow Westinghouse Nuclear Business

PPL Charged Customer Thousands Over Meter Mix-Up

Lackawanna State Park Celebrates Winter

Hayes: Biologist Says Wildlife Agencies Lose Credibility When Defending Compromises

Federal Policy

Trump Sued Over 1-in-2-Out Regulations Executive Order

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Over 1 for 2 Regulations Order

GOP Hurries To Slash Oil, Gas Rules, Ending Industries’ 8-Year Wait

U.S. Utilities Seek Solar Power As Trump Sides With Coal, Fossil Fuels

Powelson, NARUC Chief, Sees Resurgence Of States’ Rights Energy Policy Under Trump

Op-Ed: Trump’s Energy Plan Will Fuel The Economy

Bethlehem Won’t Wait For Trump To Act On Climate Change

How Climate Skeptic Myron Ebell Is Shaping Trump’s EPA

Trump Puts Off Listing Bumble Bee As Endangered

Op-Ed: A Chance For Trump To Save Our Streams, Trout Unlimited

Air

Op-Ed: This Isn’t Hot Air, PA Needs To Reduce Methane Emissions

Alternative Fuels

Johnstown: Work To Begin On 2nd Natural Gas Fueling Station

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Bethlehem Council Considers Bamboo Ban

Budget

Gov. Wolf Proposes New Budget With Little For The Environment

AP: Wolf Seeks Cuts, Revenues To Plug $3 Billion Budget Gap

$1 Billion In New Taxes, Mostly On Businesses

Wolf Touts Largest Cuts To State Bureaucracy In History

Budget: Early Retirement Incentive For Some State Workers

Wolf Budget Calls For $12 Minimum Wage

Swift: Proposed $32.3B Budget Includes Severance Tax, Fee For State Police

Wolf Proposes Natural Gas Severance Tax, [Nothing For Environment]

Wolf Renews Call For Natural Gas Severance Tax [Nothing For Environment]

Wolf Proposes 6.5 percent Natural Gas Severance Tax [Nothing For Environment]

Bradford Commissioner Calls Severance Tax Misguided, Insane

Moody’s: Local Governments Hurt By Declining Drilling Impact Fees

Rep. Vitali: Natural Gas Industry Influence Costs Taxpayers, Affects Public Health

PA Has A Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards, Here’s How To Fix It

PA Has A Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards, Here’s How To Fix It

Bumsted: Saylor Says He’ll File Subpoenas If He Can’t Get Answers At Budget Hearings

Op-Ed: PA’s Budget Hole is Deeper Than You Think

Chesapeake Bay

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Climate

Bethlehem Won’t Wait For Trump To Act On Climate Change

How Climate Skeptic Myron Ebell Is shaping Trump’s EPA

Why EPA Wants Data From Pittsburgh Rooftops

Op-Ed: This Isn’t Hot Air, PA Needs To Reduce Methane Emissions

Op-Ed: There Is No Threat From Increasing Carbon Dioxide

Op-Ed: Push Congress On Climate Change

Conservative Republican Group Calls For Carbon Tax

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax Even Republicans Can Love

Coal Mining

Consol To Lay Off 200 Mine Workers In Greene County

AP: Coal Company Lays Off 200 Miners Over EHB Ruling

AP: Water Permit Enables Growth Of Western MD Coal Mine

Conservation District

Crable: Annual Lancaster Conservation District Tree Seedling Sale Begins

Delaware River

New Drilling Regs May Be Coming From Delaware River Basin Commission

Drinking Water

PA Has A Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards, Here’s How To Fix It

Pittsburgh Mayor Calls For Investigation Of Water Issues

Pittsburgh Water Authority Approves State Review Of Its Operations

Editorial: No Option Off The Table In Pittsburgh Water Authority Review

Lead In Butler School Water Draws Federal Lawsuit

Drexel Senior’s Water Filtration Tech Gets 6-Figure Backing

Economic Development

Ethane Plant Near Pittsburgh Could Fuel Erie Businesses

Energy

Invenergy Eyes 2nd Site For Natural Gas Power Plant On Youghiogheny

Archbald Retains New Attorney For Natural Gas Power Plant Process

U.S. Utilities Seek Solar Power As Trump Sides With Coal, Fossil Fuels

Powelson, NARUC Chief, Sees Resurgence Of States’ Rights Energy Policy Under Trump

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Part Of The Environmental Solution

Op-Ed: Trump’s Energy Plan Will Fuel The Economy

Environmental Heritage

Development Work Continues At Anthracite Miners’ Memorial Park

Children’s Hospital Prof: Silent Spring Author’s Mistake Killed Millions

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice Review Completed For Fmr Jeannette Glass Plant

Op-Ed: Philly Protesters Must Embrace A Diversity Of Causes, Including Environmental Justice

Farming

Chatham U Aquaculture Lab Will Research Trout As Crop

Forests

Tree Planting Initiative To Help Revive Allegheny County Landscape

Crable: Annual Lancaster Conservation District Tree Seedling Sale Begins

Early Thaw Helps Erie-Area Maple Syrup Producers

Crable: This Tree Law Attorney Tries To Defuse Spats Between Neighbors

Green Technology

Drexel Senior’s Water Filtration Tech Gets 6-Figure Backing

Lake Erie

Great Lakes Trip Boosts Watershed Protection Efforts At Penn State Erie

Land Recycling

AP: Vanport Still Deals With Industrial Contamination Consequences

Environmental Justice Review Completed For Fmr Jeannette Glass Plant

Oil & Gas

New Drilling Regs May Be Coming From Delaware River Basin Commission

Wolf Proposes Natural Gas Severance Tax, [Nothing For Environment]

Wolf Renews Call For Natural Gas Severance Tax [Nothing For Environment]

Wolf Proposes 6.5 Percent Natural Gas Severance Tax [Nothing For Environment]

Bradford Commissioner Calls Severance Tax Misguided, Insane

Moody’s: Local Governments Hurt By Declining Drilling Impact Fees

Rep. Vitali: Natural Gas Industry Influence Costs Taxpayers, Affects Public Health

Debate Over Ethane Plant’s Water Pollution Permit Heating Up

Ethane Plant Near Pittsburgh Could Fuel Erie Businesses

Invenergy Eyes 2nd Site For Natural Gas Power Plant On Youghiogheny

Archbald Retains New Attorney For Natural Gas Power Plant Process

Fmr Clairton Mayor Sells Drilling Rights For $2.7 Million

Lawmaker Questions Shale Industry’s Claim It Slashed Influence Spending

UGI Seeking 10% Rate Increase For Natural Gas Customers

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Part Of The Environmental Solution

Drexel Study: Methane Levels Increase As Well Sites Decline

Methane Levels Increased In Shale Region Despite Dip In Well Installation

Op-Ed: This Isn’t Hot Air, PA Needs To Reduce Methane Emissions

Johnstown: Work To Begin On 2nd Natural Gas Fueling Station

Drivers See Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Drop Again

PA Energy-Related Company Hopes For Help On Trade

GOP Hurries To Slash Oil, Gas Rules, Ending Industries’ 8-Year Wait

Op-Ed: Trump’s Energy Plan Will Fuel The Economy

Pipelines

DEP’s McDonnell Meets With Mariner East Pipeline Opponents

Federal Regulators Approve Appalachian Pipelines Before Quorum Dissolves

FERC Approves ETP Rover Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To Ontario

FERC Gives OK To Rover Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To Michigan

Crable: 500 Lancaster Residents Vow To Disrupts Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project To Move Ahead, But With Opposition

What Will The Impact Of Dynamite Blasts Be On Compressor Station?

DEP Sets March 1 Hearing For PennEast Pipeline Compressor Station In Carbon County

FERC Approves Natural Fuel Gas Pipeline In Northwest PA, NY

AP: Activists Oppose Natural Gas Pipeline Under Potomac River

Tribe Files Legal Challenge To Stall Dakota Pipeline

Trump Gives Final Approval For Dakota Access Pipeline

Army Corps Gives Final Permit For Dakota Access Pipeline

Radiation Protection

Nuclear Waste Ready To Move Through Erie County

Editorial: Toxic Nuclear Waste Calls For Extreme Vigilance

Recreation

Study Envisions Easton Dam As White-Water Rapids

Upcoming Philadelphia Circuit Trail Projects In 2017

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Longtime Lackawanna Heritage Valley Director To Retire

Presque Isle Recruiting Lifeguards Sunday

Editorial: Natalie Gelb, Lackawanna River Trailblazer

Recycling/Composting/Waste

Composting In Philadelphia, Where We Are, Where We’re Going

Philly Nonprofit Offers Ex-Offenders Jobs Recycling Electronics

Crable: DEP Wants Assurances Earthquake Won’t Threaten Lancaster Landfill

AP: Worker’s Body Found After Being Buried In Trash At Landfill

Renewable Energy

Solar Advocates See Hope For The Future With Growth In PA Jobs

Despite Snub, Solar Industry Adds 51,000 Jobs

Op-Ed: Something We Can All Agree On: Solar Power Is Great

U.S. Utilities Seek Solar Power As Trump Sides With Coal, Fossil Fuels

Conservative Republican Group Calls For Carbon Tax

Stormwater

PA’s Crackdown On Stormwater Pollution Poses Big Changes

Sewer Line Fix Could Keep Runoff Out Of Vandergrift Wastewater System

Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Sewer Line Fix Could Keep Runoff Out Of Vandergrift Wastewater System

Freeport Considers Reviving Sewage Authority To Borrow Up To $11 Million

Scranton Residents Want Closed Sewer Meeting Open To Public

DEP OKs Sewage System Around Lake Carey

Pucketa Creek Homes Mired In Sewage Spat

Watershed Protection

PA’s Crackdown On Stormwater Pollution Poses Big Changes

Tree Planting Initiative To Help Revive Allegheny County Landscape

Report Shows Laurel Run Surprisingly Healthy

Great Lakes Trip Boosts Watershed Protection Efforts At Penn State Erie

Op-Ed: A Chance For Trump To Save Our Streams, Trout Unlimited

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Wildlife

Osprey Moves From Threatened To Protected List In PA

First Eagle Egg Spotted In Game Commission Hanover Nest

Great Backyard Bird Count Set For Feb. 17-20

Bald Eagle Has Trap Clamped To Talons

Bald Eagle Freed From Leg Trap Appeared Healthy

Baby Eurasian Eagle Owl Debuts At National Aviary

Crable: 1 In 10 Hunters In Pennsylvania Is Now Female

Op-Ed: A Chance For Trump To Save Our Streams, Trout Unlimited

Chatham U Aquaculture Lab Will Research Trout As Crop

Trump Puts Off Listing Bumble Bee As Endangered

Other

Gender Pay Gap Shrinks, But Remains Among Pittsburgh Nonprofits

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2/13/2017